ABNB vs AES Stock Comparison

Scores Breakdown

Metric	ABNB	AES
📈 Growth	14/30	12/30
💰 Profitability	18/20	10/20
🏦 Financial Health	16/20	12/20
💵 Valuation	13/20	8/20
⚠️ Risk (lower is better)	7/10	4/10
Overall Score	64/100	48/100

Side-by-Side Summaries

ABNB Analysis	AES Analysis
📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over 8 quarters, Revenue declined modestly from $3.732B in Q3 2024 to $3.608B in Q2 2026, while Net Income rose from $461M to $816M, with a peak of $1.374B in Q3 2025 before a mid-year dip. This shows profitability resilience amid revenue variability, driven by episodic operating leverage. Overall, the growth signal is modest on revenue but improving on bottom-line momentum into Q2 2026. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross Margin has remained high, generally in the mid to high 70s up to mid 80s percent across quarters. Operating Margin has been volatile, ranging from near-breakeven to about 39–61% in select quarters, recently around 21% in Q2 2026 as scale expands. Net cash flow from operating activities has been positive in most periods (e.g., ~$1.79B in Q1 2025; $1.27B in Q2 2026), with notable quarterly outflows in Q4 2025 (-$3.73B), reflecting seasonality and financing/investing activity. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Current assets consistently in the low 20s of billions vs current liabilities in the mid to high teens, yielding a healthy current ratio (~1.4–1.6). Long-term debt sits around $2.48B, with equity around $7.6–8.7B across periods, indicating modest leverage and solid equity base. Liabilities plus equity align with asset bases, suggesting liquidity resilience. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Travel demand resurgence; network effects and marketplace scale. Risks: Travel cyclicality and regulatory/commercial risk; valuation sensitivity to quarterly volatility and travel headlines.	📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory Over the observed 7 quarters, AES's revenues hovered near $3.0B, ending around $2.42B in 2026 Q2, while net income remained positive overall, indicating resilience despite quarterly volatility. The trend shows modest growth from early 2025 into late 2025, with some weakness in 2026 Q2 driven by lower topline and mix. Overall, earnings resilience persisted through the period. 💰 Margins & Cash Flow Gross margin ranged roughly in the high 20s and low 30s percentage; operating margin varied around the mid-teens in stronger quarters and contracted when costs rose. Net cash from operating activities was typically solid (around $1.0B per quarter), but investing cash flow was consistently negative, leading to fluctuating free cash flow and reliance on financing for liquidity. 🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity Total assets near $50B+, liabilities around $40B, and equity near $9–9.8B. Current ratio hovered below 1 in some quarters, reflecting funded working capital needs. Redeemable interests and temporary equity add complexity; overall balance sheet appears leveraged but with steady cash generation. ⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks Drivers: Regulated utility earnings, renewable integration, stable demand Risks: Commodity/energy price sensitivity, regulatory/policy shifts, interest-rate exposure

ABNB Analysis

AES Analysis

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over 8 quarters, Revenue declined modestly from $3.732B in Q3 2024 to $3.608B in Q2 2026, while Net Income rose from $461M to $816M, with a peak of $1.374B in Q3 2025 before a mid-year dip. This shows profitability resilience amid revenue variability, driven by episodic operating leverage. Overall, the growth signal is modest on revenue but improving on bottom-line momentum into Q2 2026.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross Margin has remained high, generally in the mid to high 70s up to mid 80s percent across quarters.
Operating Margin has been volatile, ranging from near-breakeven to about 39–61% in select quarters, recently around 21% in Q2 2026 as scale expands.
Net cash flow from operating activities has been positive in most periods (e.g., ~$1.79B in Q1 2025; $1.27B in Q2 2026), with notable quarterly outflows in Q4 2025 (-$3.73B), reflecting seasonality and financing/investing activity.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Current assets consistently in the low 20s of billions vs current liabilities in the mid to high teens, yielding a healthy current ratio (~1.4–1.6).
Long-term debt sits around $2.48B, with equity around $7.6–8.7B across periods, indicating modest leverage and solid equity base. Liabilities plus equity align with asset bases, suggesting liquidity resilience.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Travel demand resurgence; network effects and marketplace scale.
Risks: Travel cyclicality and regulatory/commercial risk; valuation sensitivity to quarterly volatility and travel headlines.

📈 Growth & Financial Trajectory

Over the observed 7 quarters, AES's revenues hovered near $3.0B, ending around $2.42B in 2026 Q2, while net income remained positive overall, indicating resilience despite quarterly volatility. The trend shows modest growth from early 2025 into late 2025, with some weakness in 2026 Q2 driven by lower topline and mix. Overall, earnings resilience persisted through the period.

💰 Margins & Cash Flow

Gross margin ranged roughly in the high 20s and low 30s percentage; operating margin varied around the mid-teens in stronger quarters and contracted when costs rose. Net cash from operating activities was typically solid (around $1.0B per quarter), but investing cash flow was consistently negative, leading to fluctuating free cash flow and reliance on financing for liquidity.

🛡️ Balance Sheet & Liquidity

Total assets near $50B+, liabilities around $40B, and equity near $9–9.8B. Current ratio hovered below 1 in some quarters, reflecting funded working capital needs. Redeemable interests and temporary equity add complexity; overall balance sheet appears leveraged but with steady cash generation.

⚠️ Key Drivers & Risks

Drivers: Regulated utility earnings, renewable integration, stable demand
Risks: Commodity/energy price sensitivity, regulatory/policy shifts, interest-rate exposure

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